Police in Njoro, Nakuru County have launched investigations into the murder of a 22-year-old woman identified as Purity Mumbi.
The woman was reportedly murdered in Huruma Estate in the outskirts of Njoro Town on Thursday morning.
Njoro Sub-County Police Commander Jonathan Kisaka said the suspect, a pharmacist, is in police custody.
He said the suspect surrendered himself to the police minutes after the incident happened.
“The suspect came to the police station at around 3am. He confessed to having murdered someone in his house,” said Kisaka.
“The body was found in a pool of blood inside the house. It appeared that there was a struggle between the two before she was murdered,” Kisaka said.
The police said the body had five deep stab wounds.
“She had been stabbed in both sides of her chest, twice in the stomach and once in the thigh. She lost a lot of blood,” said Kisaka.
The suspect is being held at Njoro Police Station.
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